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Little mistakes have added up lately for the Chicago Cubs.For a team sitting one game out of last place in the division but with a stretch of four straight series wins before last weekend’s sweep in Los Angeles, clean play can be the separator. The suddenly hot Baltimore Orioles — a team that lost 110 games last year — were the latest to take advantage of the Cubs failing to produce an all-around game.AdvertisementWith one out and runners on the corners in the sixth inning Tuesday night and the Cubs trailing by one run, Seiya Suzuki got doubled off third base on Nico Hoerner’s lineout to third to end the inning. The Cubs did not have another baserunner over the final three innings of a 4-2 loss at Wrigley Field.The Cubs (34-53) have lost five consecutive games and seven of nine. The Orioles’ nine-game winning streak is their longest in one season since 1999.AdvertisementThe Cubs committed an error for a fourth consecutive game, which prevented starter Adrian Sampson from getting through the sixth. Left-hander Brandon Hughes entered with one out after Ramon Urias singled off Sampson to put runners on first and second. Hughes induced a double play to overcome Patrick Wisdom’s fielding error to open the inning.[ [Don’t miss] Willson Contreras is ‘blessed’ to share the All-Star stage with his brother William. ‘It will be amazing,’ the Cubs catcher says. ]While the error didn’t lead to a run, it forced manager David Ross to call on his heavily used bullpen sooner rather than let Sampson, at 91 pitches, potentially pitch through a would-be two-out single by Urias.The Cubs have 13 errors in their last 12 games, including four multi-error games.Ross didn’t want to speculate on reasons for the recent defensive miscues, though he mentioned they could stem from fatigue.“Just like hitting, you’re going to go through some times that you’re not fielding it cleanly,” Ross said. “And sometimes those things stand out and compound. It’s just one of those things we’ll keep working on and try to get better at.”Ian Happ homered in his first at-bat at Wrigley since making the All-Star team. Runs in the first and second didn’t hold up as the Cubs recorded only four more hits, all singles.
Candace Parker had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Kahleah Copper scored 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and the Chicago Sky pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Dream 90-75 on Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena.Emma Meesseman added 10 points, six rebounds and a season-high eight assists for the Sky (17-6).AdvertisementAari McDonald hit a 3-pointer that gave the Dream a 70-65 lead with 7:50 to play, but the Sky scored the next 15 points. The Dream went scoreless for nearly five minutes and the Sky never trailed again. Meesseman either scored or assisted on 18 of the Sky’s 30 fourth-quarter points.Cheyenne Parker led the Dream (10-13) with 14 points. McDonald and Tiffany Hayes scored 12 apiece and former Northwestern star Nia Coffey added 11.AdvertisementThe Sky, who have won seven of their last eight games, shot 53% overall, had 24 assists on 35 field goals and forced 17 turnovers, including 11 steals.
Shortly before Sunday’s game in Los Angeles, a text message popped up on Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras’ phone.His younger brother, William, sent him a photo of an envelope — the one players receive when they are invited to the All-Star Game. AdvertisementWilliam, who won a World Series ring last year with the Atlanta Braves, not only will join Willson on the National League team for next week’s game at Dodger Stadium, but for the first time since 1992, a pair of brothers will start an All-Star Game together. Willson was voted in by fans as the starting catcher, while William is replacing the injured Bryce Harper as the NL designated hitter. Knowing what awaits them next week, Willson thought back to when he was a kid playing baseball on the patio with William at their home in Venezuela using a stick and plastic ball.Advertisement[ [Don’t miss] After All-Star Game honor, Willson Contreras makes it clear: ‘I would love nothing more than play for the Chicago Cubs the rest of my life’ ]“It will be amazing to spend the time with my brother on the same field,” Willson said before Tuesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles at Wrigley Field. “That’s something we haven’t done since we were kids.”Chicago Tribune SportsWeekdaysA daily sports newsletter delivered to your inbox for your morning commute.William, 24, is a first-time All-Star, but Willson, 30 — who earned his third All-Star start — doesn’t plan to advise him on what to expect. He prefers to let his brother soak in the environment.“I want him to get that figured out all by himself,” Willson said. “I know how I felt the first time that I went to the All-Star Game, and it was a great experience. I know that he will me ask whatever questions he needs to ask over there, but I want him to find out himself.”Cubs catcher Willson Contreras walks through the dugout after the second inning against the Orioles on Tuesday July 12, 2022, at Wrigley Field. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)The Braves’ William Contreras gets high-fives in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Cardinals on July 5, 2022, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com/AP)The All-Star Game adds another chapter to a memorable season for the brothers. In late April, they shared a big-league field together for the first time during the Cubs’ three-game series in Atlanta. Before one game, Willson and William memorably exchanged lineup cards, prompting Willson to become emotional talking about the moment after the game.Then on June 18, the Contrerases played against each other at Wrigley Field, both getting the start behind the plate.“We’re blessed,” Willson said. “Those are blessed moments. … There’s no specific word to describe how I feel and how my family feels. This is the first time that I’ve got my whole family in the USA and everything happened, like, back-to-back. Hopefully it keeps coming.”Their parents, Wuiliam and Olga, and other brother, Willmer, are expected to join them in Los Angeles for the All-Star festivities.“They deserve it more than I do, especially my mom and dad,” Willson said. “They did everything that they could do to raise three kids in a poor neighborhood, and that’s not an easy job. They deserve it more than I do to go there.”